Pacific Region RCSD Projects & Activities (PAWS) Worksheet
Form used for a entering PAWS into Piko (Worsheet Version April 27 2012)
Acronym
Name/Title
U.S. Drought Portal
Capability Area: Understanding Climate Variability and Change
Understanding Climate Variability and Change
Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services
Operational Products and Services
Research/Development
Historical Observations (hindcasts/climatologies)
Projections (modeling and downscaling)
Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach
Best Practices/Guidance
Decision Support Tools
Essential Climate Variable/Parameter
Atmospheric:
Surface (e.g., temp, precip, wind)
Upper-Air
Composition
Oceanic:
Surface (e.g., SST, SSH, salinity, ocean color)
Sub-surface (e.g., temp, salinity, nutrients, carbon, phytoplankton)
Terrestrial:
(e.g., surface water, glaciers and ice caps, land cover, biomass)
Time Frame
Seasonal (outlook)
Intra-annual to Decadal
Multi-decadal (scenarios)
Capability Area: Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation
Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation
Climate Impacts
Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services
Research/Development
Historical Observations (hindcasts/climatologies)
Projections (modeling and downscaling)
Climate Adaptation
Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach
Best Practices/Guidance
Decision Support Tools
Policies and Legislation
Assessment and Evaluation
Sector
Public Health and Safety
Fresh Water Resources
Energy
Transportation/Communication and Commerce
Community Planning and Development
Social and Cultural Resources
Agriculture and Fisheries
Recreation and Tourism
Ecosystems
Other
Status
Completed
Ongoing
Planned
Proposed
Focus Area
Fresh Water Resources and Drought
Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience
Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Region/Locale
Central North Pacific
State of Hawaii
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Remote Islands
Western North Pacific
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
Guam
Republic of Palau
Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI)
Other Western North Pacific
South Pacific
American Samoa
Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Kiribati
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Other South Pacific
Pacific Basin
Global
Description
The U.S. Drought Portal is part of the interactive system to: 1) Provide early warning about emerging and anticipated droughts; 2) Assimilate and quality control data about droughts and models; 3) Provide information about risk and impact of droughts to different agencies and stakeholders; 4) Provide information about past droughts for comparison and to understand current conditions; 5) Explain how to plan for and manage the impacts of droughts; and 6) Provide a forum for different stakeholders to discuss drought-related issues.
Objectives/Outcomes
The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Implementation Plan outlines how to: 1) Develop the leadership and networks to implement an integrated drought monitoring and forecasting system at federal, state, and local levels; 2) Foster and support a research environment focusing on risk assessment, forecasting, and management; 3) Create an "early warning system" for drought to provide accurate, timely, and integrated information; 4) Develop interactive systems, such as the Web Portal, as part of the early warning system; and 5) Provide a framework for public awareness and education about droughts.
Lead Agencies, Institutions and Organizations
NOAA
Contacts(names, emails)
Drought Portal, michael.j.brewer@noaa.gov NIDIS, roger.pulwarty@noaa.gov
Partnering Agencies, Institutions, and Organizations
USDA, DoC, DoE, DHS, DoI, DoT
Required Resources
Projected Timelines
Ongoing
Feedback Mechanisms and Evaluation Measures
http://www.drought.gov/portal/server.pt/community/drought.gov/202//contact_us
Url
http://www.drought.gov/
Worksheet
PnA_NIDIS.doc
Keywords
Understanding Climate Variability and Change Operational Products and Services Historical Observations (hindcasts/climatologies) Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation Climate Impacts Projections (modeling and downscaling) Historical Observations (hindcasts/climatologies) Climate Adaptation Policies and Legislation Assessment and Evaluation Fresh Water Resources Agriculture and Fisheries Ongoing Fresh Water Resources and Drought Central North Pacific State of Hawaii Western North Pacific Guam Seasonal (outlook) Surface (e.g., temp, precip, wind) (e.g., surface water, glaciers and ice caps, land cover, biomass) Projections (modeling and downscaling) Ecosystems